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Manga

  1. coming soon
    Netflix Wants Another Piece of One PieceThe new season could be on Netflix in as little as 12 months. After they settle with SAG, that is.
  2. a pirate’s life
    A Map to One Piece’s Many TreasuresWhat newcomers should know before coming aboard Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the sprawling manga and anime series.
  3. cast away
    Netflix Gave Us More Than One Piece of Info About One PieceGet ready to munch on some devil fruit.
  4. obits
    Interstella 5555 Animator Leiji Matsumoto Dead at 85Matsumoto’s work was the backbone of manga and anime fandom.
  5. development hell
    Jordan Peele Would Rather Watch a Live-Action Akira Than Make ItTaika Waititi is the most recent filmmaker to take on the beast of development hell.
  6. yu-gi-oh!
    Kazuki Takahashi, Famed Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator, Dead at 60He was found floating off the coast of Nago City in Japan.
  7. 4*real
    Turning Red’s 4*Town Are Turning Into the Main CharactersOf a new manga spinoff from Viz Media.
  8. coming soon
    Justin Lin Has Found a New Bald Man to Work WithAfter exiting Vin Diesel’s Fast X, he’ll direct a live-action One Punch Man movie.
  9. comics
    ‘Hunter x Hunter’ Creator Mysteriously Joins Twitter, Teases New InstallmentsA cryptic tweet from Yoshihiro Togashi surprised fans after his four-year hiatus.
  10. anime
    The Demon Slayer Movie Is Breaking the Mold and Shattering RecordsJapan’s highest-grossing film ever, Mugen Train, is pulling into the station in North America. Here’s what you need to know.
  11. horror
    Adult Swim’s Toonami to Send You on a Downward Spiral With Junji Ito’s UzumakiThe four-part adaptation of Junji Ito’s extremely scary horror manga will debut in 2020.
  12. big screen adaptations
    Book Your Tickets to Neo-Tokyo Now: Taika Waititi’s Akira Arrives in 2021May 21, 2021, to be exact.
  13. alita battle angel
    The Filmmakers Behind Alita: Battle Angel Say There’s ‘No Whitewashing’Yes, it’s a manga adaptation with no Asian stars. But the Alita: Battle Angel filmmakers will tell you why it’s not the next Ghost in the Shell.
  14. primers
    Ghost in the Shell 101: A Beginner’s Guide to the Manga and Anime SeriesLike many anime franchises, Ghost in the Shell exists over multiple films, TV series, and manga.
  15. the many uses of tempura oil
    Read an Excerpt From New York’s Top Comic of the Year, Disappearance DiaryYou may read ‘Disappearance Diary’ as a cautionary tale, but at least you’ll learn how to make a meal out of a radish and tempura oil.
  16. nerds
    ‘Manga’ Fans to Decide Upcoming Japanese ElectionWhen will our politicians court the nerd vote?
  17. trailer mix
    ‘Kung Fu Dunk’ Trailer Makes Us Want to Tomahawk-Jam on a 75-Foot RimA movie called Kung Fu Dunk doesn’t need much more explanation.
  18. the comics page
    Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘The Other Side of the Mirror’Dreamy romance and slapstick comedy in a complete shoujo manga short story by Jo Chen.
  19. the comics page
    Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Wonton Soup’Today on the Comics Page, we’re proud to present an excerpt from Wonton Soup, a manga–meets–Gahan Wilson–meets–Iron Chef space-trucker opera by James Stokoe, on sale now from Oni Press.
  20. the early-evening news
    Williamsburg Hipster Horror Movie Gets Picked Up … by Mark Cuban?Plus, news on Ben Affleck, Ramona Quimby, and Johnny Drama.
  21. the comics page
    Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Undertown’Today on the Comics Page, we’re proud to present an excerpt from Undertown, a spooky, beautifully drawn all-ages manga by Jim Pascoe and Jake Myler, out now from Tokyopop.
  22. the comics page
    Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Alive’Today on the Comics Page, we’re proud to present a ten-page excerpt from Alive, the first volume of a new manga series by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka, out this week from Del Rey Manga.
  23. the comics page
    Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Apollo’s Song’Today on the Comics Page, we’re excerpting Apollo’s Song, the totally trippy, landmark 1970 manga by Osamu Tezuka, published in English for the first time this month by Vertical, Inc.
  24. chat room
    ‘Death Note’ Director Shusuke Kaneko: Nietzsche, Manga, and Gods of DeathThe Japanese films Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name were released in Japan just a few months apart in 2006, Kill Bill style. Based on the hugely popular manga series of the same name, they tell the story of a handsome young college student named Light Yagami who finds a magical notebook that strikes dead anyone whose name is written on its pages.
  25. last night’s gig
    Albert Hammond Jr., Big-Haired Dreamboat
  26. art candy
    Flash Fire
  27. tube junkie
    A Call for a Return to the Good Old-Fashioned Handshake
  28. apropos of nothing
    SexyBacklist
  29. in the magazine
    Patty Griffin: Still Alive
  30. ranters and ravers
    All Hail ‘Icky Thump’
  31. the industry
    Adam Sandler, Mitch Albom Team Up to Jerk Your Tears
  32. overnights
    ‘American Idol’ Celebrates the Losers
  33. overnights
    ‘On the Lot’: SYNERGALISTIC!
  34. overnights
    ‘The Shield’ Doomsday Clock: Behold, the Season’s Most Promising Character Yet!